Search This Blog

How to Shave with Traditional Brush and Blade Razor

Would you like a shave so good that you might consider it a pleasant hobby instead of a painful chore?

These shaving video tutorials (split in three parts) show you the right way to do old-fashioned barber shop style shave with a traditional safety razor and a wet shaving brush made of animal hair.

» Shave Gently - think of it like you are bathing an infant.

» Examine your own face, look-n-feel all around the beard area to discover how it grows. Don't rely on your eyes alone, trust the feel of it. Then draw a diagram of what direction your beard grows in. This will help you understand your shave better.

» Shave at any time of the day but rinse your face for a good 30 seconds with hot water before you shave.

How to get that perfect shave - The perfect shave is what all men strive for every morning when they bring their razor up their chin – an effortless shave that’s baby smooth, and without any of the usual skin irritation, redness, and that burning sensation most guys seem to feel is par for the course when it comes to shaving.

The vast global shave controversy - Saad has another brilliant post with a funny Saddam illustration. He talks about the benifits of switching to Cut Throat Razors (or the Ustra) with the old-fashioned single-blades and how razor companies killed the market for safety razors with expensive blades.

He also points on a new video on how to make the transition to shaving with a single-bladed razor.